Talking Points....
April 28, 2026
This week's group discussion will focus on Pastor Doug's identifying series "I Am Who God Says I Am."
I. I am who God says I am Part 3.
A. There is a difference in knowing who you are in Christ, and getting in sync with who you are in Him.
1. Many know that they are a new creation in Christ, but they don't know how to talk or act like it when trials or temptations show up.
2. What things should we be doing, so that we are in sync with Christ and prepared for the challenges of life?
B. The quickest way to overcome temptation, is to remember who we are in Him.
1. If we do this, when certain things come our way like fear and discontentment, we are able to quickly remind ourselves that is not who we are.
2. I have been that guy, but I am no longer that guy.
3. Share a time when you were able to overcome temptation because you remembered who you are in Him.
C. The Holy Spirit is the governor and facilitator of our transformation.
1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJ - But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2. 2 Corinthians 3:18 TPT - We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
3. When we understand who we are in Christ, we suddenly recognize that we are looking into a mirror, where every feature of His finished work is now being reflected in our new identity, our true identity.
4. How can we help others see who they are in Christ, when all they are seeing are the devil's lies?
D. The world needs evidence of God's truth and power.
1. Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
2. People see this evidence coming through the people who say that they belong to Him.
3. How has seeing God's truth and power in someone else helped bring you closer to Him?
E. We need to carry each others supply.
1. Philippians 1:19 - For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
2. To do this, we have to know who you are in Him.
3. He has given you more than enough supply for you, yours, and those He has placed around you.
4. Why do you think God chose to give us each other for His glory?
F. Once we see ourselves through the mirror of the Word of God, we discover how His I am will change our I am.
1. John 8:12 - Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
2. How has His I am changed your I am?
G. We are the light of the world.
1. Matthew 5:14 - You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
2. Why is it important to remember that we are also the light of the world because of Him?
H. The enemy's number one strategy is to distract you from syncing with your true identity.
1. Genesis 3:5 - For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
2. The devil was attacking Eve's identity.
3. He will always fight you over what Heaven calls you.
4. When the devil is attacking our identity, what should we do?
I. Having the right or wrong I am will define you for better or worse.
1. Whatever follows after the persistent I am in your life, will find you and define you.
2. Proverbs 6:2 - You are snared by the words of your mouth;
You are taken by the words of your mouth.
3. How can we make a habit of speaking the right words over our lives and others?
J. We need to replace a distorted I am with a true I am.
1. We can do this by looking into the mirror of God's Word, and renewing our mind of what it says, not what our flesh tells us.
2. 1 John 5:1,4 - Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
3. If you are born again, you are an overcomer no matter how you feel.
4. When we don't feel the way He sees us, what steps can we take to change that?
K. God doesn't change the way He feels about you.
1. Genesis 3:7 NLT - At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
2. They hid in shame because they feared that what they did changed what God thought about them.
3. Actually, God hasn't changed at all.
4. How does it make you feel to know that God doesn't change the way He feels about you?
L. Bring your I am in sync with the one who created you.
1. No one knows a thing better than the creator.
2. Why do we argue with God about who we are?
M. I am declarations.
1. I am born again by the Word of God.
2. I am kept by the Power of God.
3. I am sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise unto the day of redemption.
4. I am seated at Heavenly places.
5. All things have been placed under my feet.
6. I've been given authority over all the power of the enemy.
7. I am more than a conqueror through Him.
8. I am triumphant through Him.
9. I am adopted, accepted, appointed, anointed, and approved by Him.
10. I am the object of His obsession.
11. I am the aim of His affection.
12. I am the lens of His love.
13. I am the grounds for His grace.
14. I am the focus of His faithfulness.
15. I am the purpose of His peace.
16. I am the reason for His resurrection.
17. I am the point of His promises.
18. I am His own child.
19. I am His household of faith.
20. I am grafted into His family.
21. I have access to His throne room.
22. I have made it into His inner circle.
23. Greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world.
24. THAT IS WHO I AM.
25. What can we do to remind ourselves of these declarations during challenging times?
M. Reflection time.
1. What has stood out to you the most with this series "I am Who God Says I am?"
This week's group discussion will focus on Pastor Doug's identifying series "I Am Who God Says I Am."
I. I am who God says I am Part 3.
A. There is a difference in knowing who you are in Christ, and getting in sync with who you are in Him.
1. Many know that they are a new creation in Christ, but they don't know how to talk or act like it when trials or temptations show up.
2. What things should we be doing, so that we are in sync with Christ and prepared for the challenges of life?
B. The quickest way to overcome temptation, is to remember who we are in Him.
1. If we do this, when certain things come our way like fear and discontentment, we are able to quickly remind ourselves that is not who we are.
2. I have been that guy, but I am no longer that guy.
3. Share a time when you were able to overcome temptation because you remembered who you are in Him.
C. The Holy Spirit is the governor and facilitator of our transformation.
1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJ - But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2. 2 Corinthians 3:18 TPT - We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
3. When we understand who we are in Christ, we suddenly recognize that we are looking into a mirror, where every feature of His finished work is now being reflected in our new identity, our true identity.
4. How can we help others see who they are in Christ, when all they are seeing are the devil's lies?
D. The world needs evidence of God's truth and power.
1. Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
2. People see this evidence coming through the people who say that they belong to Him.
3. How has seeing God's truth and power in someone else helped bring you closer to Him?
E. We need to carry each others supply.
1. Philippians 1:19 - For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
2. To do this, we have to know who you are in Him.
3. He has given you more than enough supply for you, yours, and those He has placed around you.
4. Why do you think God chose to give us each other for His glory?
F. Once we see ourselves through the mirror of the Word of God, we discover how His I am will change our I am.
1. John 8:12 - Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
2. How has His I am changed your I am?
G. We are the light of the world.
1. Matthew 5:14 - You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
2. Why is it important to remember that we are also the light of the world because of Him?
H. The enemy's number one strategy is to distract you from syncing with your true identity.
1. Genesis 3:5 - For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
2. The devil was attacking Eve's identity.
3. He will always fight you over what Heaven calls you.
4. When the devil is attacking our identity, what should we do?
I. Having the right or wrong I am will define you for better or worse.
1. Whatever follows after the persistent I am in your life, will find you and define you.
2. Proverbs 6:2 - You are snared by the words of your mouth;
You are taken by the words of your mouth.
3. How can we make a habit of speaking the right words over our lives and others?
J. We need to replace a distorted I am with a true I am.
1. We can do this by looking into the mirror of God's Word, and renewing our mind of what it says, not what our flesh tells us.
2. 1 John 5:1,4 - Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
3. If you are born again, you are an overcomer no matter how you feel.
4. When we don't feel the way He sees us, what steps can we take to change that?
K. God doesn't change the way He feels about you.
1. Genesis 3:7 NLT - At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
2. They hid in shame because they feared that what they did changed what God thought about them.
3. Actually, God hasn't changed at all.
4. How does it make you feel to know that God doesn't change the way He feels about you?
L. Bring your I am in sync with the one who created you.
1. No one knows a thing better than the creator.
2. Why do we argue with God about who we are?
M. I am declarations.
1. I am born again by the Word of God.
2. I am kept by the Power of God.
3. I am sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise unto the day of redemption.
4. I am seated at Heavenly places.
5. All things have been placed under my feet.
6. I've been given authority over all the power of the enemy.
7. I am more than a conqueror through Him.
8. I am triumphant through Him.
9. I am adopted, accepted, appointed, anointed, and approved by Him.
10. I am the object of His obsession.
11. I am the aim of His affection.
12. I am the lens of His love.
13. I am the grounds for His grace.
14. I am the focus of His faithfulness.
15. I am the purpose of His peace.
16. I am the reason for His resurrection.
17. I am the point of His promises.
18. I am His own child.
19. I am His household of faith.
20. I am grafted into His family.
21. I have access to His throne room.
22. I have made it into His inner circle.
23. Greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world.
24. THAT IS WHO I AM.
25. What can we do to remind ourselves of these declarations during challenging times?
M. Reflection time.
1. What has stood out to you the most with this series "I am Who God Says I am?"